Health

“Reactivate Hope” Campaign Seeks to Combat Hunger in Guanacaste

The cantons of Santa Cruz, Liberia and Carrillo - highly dependent on tourism - need your help. The "Reactivate Hope" campaign seeks to combat hunger in areas where tourism activity has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

Rich Countries Run Over the Poor Countries in the Race for Vaccine Accessibility

The United States, Europe and other wealthy countries are causing that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi) falter, Cepi has the purpose of ensuring future COVID-19 vaccines are fairly distributed

Russia Organizes Schedule for Application of COVID-19 Vaccines

Starting in November, Russia will begin the application of vaccines against the Coronavirus for high-risk groups, announced the Minister of Health of that country, Mikhail Murashko

Foods that Kill Your Immune System

They say that we are what we eat, and many people bear in mind that the diet they eat is closely related to weight and physical appearance

High-impact Biomedical Research against COVID-19: A Historic Milestone for the CCSS

The clinical study of the two anti-SARS-Co-V2 equine immunoglobulin formulations marks a historic milestone in the development of interventional clinical investigations in the CCSS, said Juan Carlos Esquivel Sánchez, director of the Center for Strategic Development and Information on...

At Least 4% of the Costa Rican Population Has Already Been Affected by COVID-19

At least 4% of Costa Ricans have been infected by COVID-19. This is estimated by an analysis carried out by the Hispano-American University, which takes into account an article from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that...

US Refuses to Participate in WHO Fund to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Equitably

The Trump administration assured this September 1st  that it will not participate in the Covax mechanism, which would seek to distribute Covid-19 vaccines equitably in countries with fewer resources

100 Districts of 36 Cantons in Costa Rica on High Alert Due to a Drastic Increase in Cases of Cough and Fever

The yellow alert that is declared on 100 districts in 36 cantons may increase to orange alert due to an increase in consultations for coughs and fever, the Government of the Republic warned this past weekend. These localities are distributed...

50% of COVID-19 Infections Come From People Without Symptoms, says Yale Study

Half of the Covid-19 infections would be caused by people without symptoms: some in the pre-symptomatic stage and others completely asymptomatic

Coronavirus Mutations Would not Affect Vaccine Application

Researchers found that, for now, a possible vaccine would work universally, against all strains of SARS-CoV-2. Despite the fact that the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus has presented small mutations in different parts of the world, it would not affect the application...
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Laboratorio Echandi Achieves First Specialized & Study Laboratory Accreditation in Costa Rica

The Milestone: Laboratorio Echandi’s Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Department has been accredited under the INTE/ISO 15189:2023 standard, making it the...